By DONNY NADEAU
Saint Mary's Sports Information Director
 
MOORHEAD, Minn. — The Saint Mary's University men's hockey team returns to the Moorhead Sports Center on Saturday the second of its two-game MIAC series against Concordia. Game time is set for 2 p.m.
 
The Matchup:
• Saint Mary's Cardinals (1-0-0 MIAC, 1-3-1 Overall) at Concordia Cobbers (0-1-0 MIAC, 2-2-0 Overall)
 
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Last Night:
• Friday, November 15, 2019 * Moorhead Sports Center * Moorhead, Minn.: Tommy Stang (Mendota Heights, Minn.) scored with one second remaining in overtime, lifting the Cardinals to a 3-2, conference-opening win over the Cobbers | Recap
 
Saint Mary's vs. Concordia — A Year Ago:
• October 27, 2018 * Schwan's Super Rink * Blaine, Minn.: Concordia scored the game-winning goal three minutes into overtime, handing Saint Mary's a 4-3 setback during the second day of the MIAC Hockey Showcase | Recap
• January 11, 2019 * Saint Mary's Ice Arena * Winona, Minn.: Concordia scored a pair of third-period goals — including an empty-netter with 50 seconds remaining — to hand the Cardinals a 5-3 MIAC setback | Recap
• January 12, 2019 * Saint Mary's Ice Arena * Winona, Minn.: Ryan Stoynich (Calgary, Alberta) scored twice, as the Cardinals erupted for a season-high seven goals in routing the Cobbers 7-2 — and dealing Concordia its first Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference loss of the season | Recap
 
Up Next:
• Saint Mary's: The Cardinals are now off until Nov. 26, when they return home to the Saint Mary's Ice Arena for a 7 p.m. nonconference game against Milwaukee School of Engineering.
• Concordia: The Cobbers are right back in action Tuesday, squaring off against Hamline in a nonconference game at the St. Michael-Albertville Arena in St. Michael, Minn.
 
Scouting The Saint Mary's Cardinals:
2019-20 Roster | 2019-20 Schedule | 2019-20 Statistics
• Friday's 3-2 overtime win over Concordia was the first collegiate coaching win for Cardinal head coach Ryan Egan. … Saturday's rematch with Concordia is the fourth consecutive road contest for the Cardinals, who finished 3-10-3 away from the Saint Mary's Ice Arena a year ago. … Tommy Stang (Mendota Heights, Minn.) scored the game-winning goal with one second remaining in overtime against the Cobbers Friday — it was the second straight game in which the junior has scored. … Sam Hanson (Eau Claire, Wis.) and Ryan Stoynich (Calgary, Alberta) netted Saint Mary's other two goals vs. the Cobbers Friday. … Kyle Meeh (Fenton, Mo.) and Trevor Wilhelm (St. Louis, Mo.) each picked up two assists in Friday's 3-2 win over Concordia. … Hanson became the four Cardinal to score his first collegiate goal this season — joining Sam Schultz (Lakeland, Minn.), Thomas Magnavite (Chicago, Ill.), and Trevor Wilhelm (St. Louis, Mo.). … Magnavite recorded his first collegiate two-goal game in the Cardinals' 3-3, season-opening tie against Lake Forest on Nov. 1. … Jack Stang (Mendota Heights, Minn.) posted his first three-point game of the season against Lake Forest on Nov. 2, scoring once and assisting on the Cardinals' other two goals in the 4-3 loss. … Tommy Stang and Magnavite enter Saturday's rematch against Concordia leading the team with two goals, while Jack Stang and Wilhelm share the team lead in assists with four each. … Tommy Stang, Jack Stang and Wilhelm have all racked up a team-high five points, two more than Meeh and Stoynich. … Nick Nast (Oxnard, Calif.) finished with 25 saves against Concordia Friday and has stopped 109 shots in four starts this season. … Nast enters Saturday's rematch vs. the Cobbers with a 3.88 goals-against-average and an .879 save percentage. … Al Rogers (North Haven, Conn.) recorded 32 saves — nine in relief against UW-Superior on Nov. 8 and 23 in his first start of the season against UW-Eau Claire the following day. … Parker Swanson (Eden Prairie, Minn.) stopped all seven shots he faced in relief of Rogers against UW-Eau Claire last Saturday — it was his first collegiate appearance in goal. … With his 38-save effort against Lake Forest on Nov. 1, Nast has now stopped 30 or more shots eight times in the last two seasons. … Six of the Cardinals' 11 goals this season have been scored in the first period. On the flip side, 11 of Saint Mary's opponents' 21 goals have come in the game's final 20 minutes. … With their 3-2 OT win over Concordia Friday, the Cardinals have now played 11 games decided by one goal or less — including eight that have gone into overtime — over the past two seasons. … The Cardinals — picked to finish sixth in the MIAC Preseason Coaches Poll — made their third MIAC Tournament appearance in the last five years a year ago. The Cardinals kicked off post-season play with a 5-2 win over Concordia, before falling to Augsburg 8-1 in the semifinals.
 
Scouting The Concordia Cobbers:
2019-20 Roster | 2019-20 Schedule | 2019-20 Statistics
• After opening the season with four straight road games, Saturday's matchup against Saint Mary's is the second consecutive home game for the Cobbers. … Friday's 3-2 loss against Saint Mary's was the Cobbers' second straight setback. CC has now dropped four of its first five games — sandwich back-to-back losses to Concordia-WI (3-0) and MSOE (4-2), and UW-River Falls (4-1) and Saint Mary's (3-2) around a 3-2 victory over UW-River Falls. … Alex Stoley and Jake Ellingson netted CC's two goals against Saint Mary's Friday. … Tyler Bossert and Aaron Ryback have each scored two goals to account for four of the team's eight goals this season. Stoley, Ellingson, Blake Berg and Christian Cakebreak own CC's other four goals. … Bossert also shares the team lead in assists (2) with Beau Wilmer, while Bossert also leads the team with four points. … Three of Concordia's eight goals have come on special teams — two power-play goals and one shorthanded tally. … The Cobbers have used three different goalies through the first five games of the season. Jacob Stephan (3.03 GAA, .870 save percentage) and Cam Haugenoe (3.86 GAA, .891 save %) have each made two starts, while Gabe Holum (2.00 GAA, .905 save %) has made the other start. … Haugenoe has made a team-high 57 saves, with Stephan chipping in 40 saves. … Concordia has scored three of its eight goals in the second period. CC's opponents, meanwhile, have netted seven of their 16 goals in the game's final 20 minutes. … The Cobbers are 1-2-0 when their opponent scores the game's first goal. … CC is 0-3-0 when trailing after two periods.